Downstream petrochemical news

Tasnee has announced the planned periodic maintenance shutdown at the Saudi Ethylene and Polyethylene Co. (SEPC), which will coincide with the extended shutdown related to the ethylene cracker expansion project.

Clariant has announced the continued performance of its high-efficiency CATOFIN catalyst and heat-generating material (HGM) at Ningxia Runfeng New Material Technology Co. Ltd’s PDH unit.

Aarti Industries has announced it has secured multiple long-term supply contracts for key chemical commodities, including methanol and toluene, with manufacturers and suppliers across GCC countries and Southeast Asia.

INEOS has announced a major £150 million investment to underpin the long-term future of its Grangemouth site in Scotland, one of the UK’s most important industrial assets.

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. has announced that its’ affiliate Kumho Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has decided to further increase the capacity of its production facilities for methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI).

Clean Planet Technologies has secured US and Saudi patents for its pyrolysis-oil upgrading process, strengthening the UK’s plastics-to-SAF innovation push.

NEXTCHEM (MAIRE) has been awarded a feasibility study by Röhm for a PMMA-polymer chemical recycling plant in Germany based on its NXReTM technology.

Michelin, IFPEN, and Axens have announced significant advancements in the BioButterfly™ project which aims to produce bio-based butadiene from bioethanol.

Borouge and Borealis has announced the launch of Recleo™, a new global brand for mechanically recycled polyolefins suited for a broad range of polyolefin (PO) applications.

ExxonMobil, Aramco, and Samref have signed an agreement to evaluate a significant upgrade of the Samref refinery, in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, and an expansion of the facility into an integrated petrochemical complex.